Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-29

which SO utterly ignored all constitutions
| limitations of the general government,
and so completely trampled upon al
state authority. He believed that any
state had right to resist such legisla-
ton, and he predicted that the Supre me
court would never decide it to be consti-
tutional. Why not extend the provisions
of the bill to hog cholera and chicken
cape!
| Mr.. Mcmillan of Tennessee argued that
there was no observance of constitutional
| rights or constitutional limitations in the
bill from one end of it to the other. lie
J protested strongly against that provision
which he stated permitted the
agents of the agricultural depart
ment to enter any mans homestead
and above all law, all constitution
to range there at will. While admitting
the power of the general government to
regulate commerce, he denounced as an
unconstitutional, officious inter-meddIing
| with the rights of citizens and states the
provision authorizing the President to
quarantine districts within state.
Mr.. McAdoo Of New jersey protested
on behalf of states rights and local self
government against the federal govern
ment remedying evils over which the con-
stitution gave it no authority. He would
rather see all the cattle herds in the
country perish, than to have the cardinal
principle of local self government stabbed
by this bill. The proposition was to
authorize the President to usurp the
powers of state, and to make him
superior in the state to the state govern
ment itself.
Mr.. Carey of Wyoming thought the
subject of the eXtirpation of pleuro-
pneumonia WAS one over which the gen.
eral government must assume iurisdic-
ton and he believed it had constitutional
power to do so inasmuCh as it was one
with which the state authorities were
unable to cope.
Mr. Springer of Illinois made con-
stitutional argument in support of the
bill, cOntending that the article Of the
constitution upon which the opponents
Of the measure relied to show its uncon-
stitutionality had reference only TO Grim
inal prosecutions and did not apply to
q question involving the preservation
publiC health. He had GeVer known an
occasion where the public health required
the exercise of federal power, that that
power had not been exer Used.
On motion of Mr.. Hatch OF Missouri an
amendment was adopted increasing from
$4,000 to $500 the salary OF the chief of
the Bureau Of Animal Industry.
On motion of Mr.. Hemphill Of South
Carolina al amendment was adopted au-
thOrizirg the Commissioner 10 employ
force within the limits Of the supropri-
ations made by Congress, provided that
no debt against the government shall be
created under the proVi-ions Of the bill.
Mr.. SWinbuTne Of New York offered an
amendment providing that the force en-
plOYed shall include three experts of sci
ent lC attainments and not less than six
years sCtuGl experience in sanitary and
pathological work, and especially in the
Investigation of contagious diseases, and
10 aid these experts in their investigations
all necessary aid shall! be rendered by the
Commissioner of Agri. ulJure.
Mr. Hatch opposed the amendment.
Mr.. Henderson OF Iowa favored the bill
and urged its speedy passage.
Mr. SWinburne's amendment was adopt
ed, ia to Is.
On motion of Mr. O'Hara of North Car
olina, an amendment was adopted requir-
ing the experts provided for in Mr.. Swim
burne's amendment TO report what means
should be taken TO eXtirpate hog cholera.
The committee then rose, and without
further action the House adjourned until
tomorrow. 49,